Master of Public Administration (MPA)

The Master of Public Administration is a professional degree program that attracts those
interested in the workings, administration, and management of federal, state, or local government,
as well as current public administrators who want to augment their professional experience. The
program is designed to develop the insights and skills needed to plan and help formulate policy,
and to organize, manage, and implement programs and operations. In seeking to develop these
general competencies, studies discuss the political, social, economic, and legal context
of public administration and offer broad-based training inmanagement, organizational behavior,
research methods, policy analysis, personnel, and budgeting.

The Master of Public Administration degree requires completion of
twelve (12) courses for thirty-six (36) credits. The same course may not be used to fulfill
multiple requirements in this degree program. A baccalaureate degree will qualify applicants
to enter this program.